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Case Reports
. 2017:2017:5419635.
doi: 10.1155/2017/5419635. Epub 2017 Jan 12.

Two Case Reports of Benign Testicular Mesothelioma and Review of the Literature

Cristobal Ramirez Sevilla  1 , Carme Admella Salvador  1 , Josep Feliu Canaleta  1 , Juan Llopis Manzanera  1 , Miguel Angel Barranco Sanz  1 , Juan Antoni Romero Martin  1 , Sergi Bernal Salguero  1
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Case Reports

Two Case Reports of Benign Testicular Mesothelioma and Review of the Literature

Cristobal Ramirez Sevilla et al. Case Rep Oncol Med. 2017.

Abstract

Mesothelioma is usually diagnosed in people over the age of 50 with large history of asbestos-related exposure. It is frequently located in pleural cavity, peritoneum, and pericardium. At the testicles the mesothelioma had been reported first in 1957 like a malignant non-germ-cells tumor. The objective is to present two case reports of benign testicular mesothelioma and review of the literature.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) Cyst cavities with single epithelium. (b) Calretinin +. (c) Epithelial membrane antigen + (EMA).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Papillary structure with inflammatory cells.
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